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Dwight David Eisenhower (1953-1961)

reviewed by Victor83

Born in 1890 in Denison, Texas, Dwight D. Eisenhower was elected president in 1952 following a long record of service in the U.S. Armed Forces. As President, "Ike" faced the new challenges ...
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Victor83
04/18/2009

Dwight David Eisenhower (1953-1961) 5

Ike was a true conservative and a stand-up individual. Many people see the period 1953-1960 as a time of peace and innocence. In some ways that is true; but the world situation was a boiling caldron at the time...height of the cold war, wars in Africa and southeast Asia, and much of the population of Central and South America caught in crossfires between left and right wing dictators. If FDR could be called the last true leader of the old world, Ike was the first leader of the new.

Update: Given the previous review, I feel it necessary to point out two important facts: 1) Ike was the President who enforced integration in public schools. He was hardly responsible for segregation.
2) Leave it to Beaver aired in the 60's...not the 50's.

Update 2: I stand corrected. Matt is correct-Leave it to Beaver first hit the screen in 1957. So, I guess Ike was responsible for segregation.

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AutzenMaven commented 1017 days ago.
Actually, I spent most of my early childhood scared to death about neclear attack (Duck & Cover!). I swear that I can still the the newspaper pictrues of the Soviet Tsar Bomba 57MB test in my mind.

Wiseguy commented 220 days ago.
Where are all the disagrees?

Victor83 commented 220 days ago.
Give em time...

ayn commented 220 days ago.
I've always blamed Leave it to Beaver for segregtion.


Also, didn't Truman kind of get the ball rolling on integration. Though I don't think ANY politician really was for it.

Victor83 commented 220 days ago.
ayn...again you show how "non-partisan" you are. Truman integrated the military. It was Ike who used the National Guard to force integration of public schools...Little Rock Arkansas...1957 or 58.

ayn commented 220 days ago.
I don't recall ever claiming to be non-partisan. I'm pretty liberal when it comes to politics.

Victor83 commented 220 days ago.
So I see.

Victor83 commented 220 days ago.
NP...we all have our faults....

ayn commented 220 days ago.
Just getting mine out of the way early

Gris commented 220 days ago.
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I agree with ayn, Leave it to Beaver totally started segregation.

Victor83 commented 220 days ago.
Yeah, damn beaver...

ayn commented 220 days ago.
See we could start something here

Gris commented 220 days ago.
New conspiracy theory

Victor83 commented 220 days ago.
Ironic by the way...a leftist called "Ayn".

Victor83 commented 220 days ago.
Some say that "beaver" is the genesis of all politics...

ayn commented 220 days ago.
??

ayn commented 220 days ago.
Ayn is my actual name

Victor83 commented 220 days ago.
What is the ?? for...

Gris commented 220 days ago.
I would agree. If not for Beaver, we would be stuck in a cave flinging poo at opposing party lines.

Victor83 commented 220 days ago.
Ayn is a very good name.

Victor83 commented 220 days ago.
Biology 101: if not for beaver...we would not even be here....

ayn commented 220 days ago.
Well thank you, I've always liked it.
Are you really Victor?

Gris commented 220 days ago.
See, thats only half true. If not for cock we would not be here either.

Victor83 commented 220 days ago.
Gris....lol...true.

Victor83 commented 220 days ago.
Ayn...yes....real name...

ayn commented 220 days ago.
I would make a joke about barnyard animals. Re: cock and beaver. But I'm afraid somebody would interpret it as a bestiality joke and we can't have that.

Victor83 commented 220 days ago.
Vermont just legalized beastial marriage.
(okay...just a joke)

ayn commented 220 days ago.
Well, I've always found Victor to be a very strong name.

Gris commented 220 days ago.
There are those extreme conservatives, the Bible -thumping kind of extreme, that somehow have managed to connect gay marriage with bestiality.
Don't ask me how they figured out the route on that one.

Victor83 commented 220 days ago.
Gris...I was just being a smartass.

ayn commented 220 days ago.
Took the scenic route on that one.
Left at the Dairy Queen.

Victor83 commented 220 days ago.
You guys roll with this "extreme" thing huh? Not counting funerals and weddings, I last set foot in a chuch in 1989. Is that "Bible-thumping" enough for you?

Gris commented 220 days ago.
Oh, I got that you were being a smart ass. Still find it to be interesting that some people manage to connect the two.

I'm not accusing you of being one of those people BTW.

Gris commented 220 days ago.
I think a little more is required to be a Bible Thumper.
But I could be wrong, I'm not down on the rules for their club.

Victor83 commented 220 days ago.
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Here on RIA, being against so-called gay marriage is a good start...should one want to be accused of being a "Bible thumper".

Gris commented 220 days ago.
Are you against gay marriage?

Victor83 commented 220 days ago.
Gris...personally...yes. But, if the people of Vermont or any other state want to vote it legal...more power to them....that is their sovreign right. Conversely, if another state wants to say no to so-called gay marriage, the same rule applies.

Gris commented 220 days ago.
I agree, I think.
Anyway, I was just asking to see if you qualified as a Bible-Thumper on the annals of RIA

Victor83 commented 220 days ago.
Yeah....hope I made the cut...

Gris commented 220 days ago.
LOL

Victor83 commented 220 days ago.
4:35 PM EST.....the troll maggot awakens...
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